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  • Title: [Structure of pain management facilities in Germany : Classification of medical and psychological pain treatment services-Consensus of the Joint Commission of the Professional Societies and Organizations for Quality in Pain Medicine].
    Author: Müller-Schwefe GH, Nadstawek J, Tölle T, Nilges P, Überall MA, Laubenthal HJ, Bock F, Arnold B, Casser HR, Cegla TH, Emrich OM, Graf-Baumann T, Henning J, Horlemann J, Kayser H, Kletzko H, Koppert W, Längler KH, Locher H, Ludwig J, Maurer S, Pfingsten M, Schäfer M, Schenk M, Willweber-Strumpf A.
    Journal: Schmerz; 2016 Jun; 30(3):218-26. PubMed ID: 27221745.
    Abstract:
    On behalf of the Medical/Psychological Pain Associations, Pain Patients Alliance and the Professional Association of Pain Physicians and Psychologists, the Joint Commission of Professional Societies and Organizations for Quality in Pain Medicine, working in close collaboration with the respective presidents, has developed verifiable structural and process-related criteria for the classification of medical and psychological pain treatment facilities in Germany. Based on the established system of graded care in Germany and on existing qualifications, these criteria also argue for the introduction of a basic qualification in pain medicine. In addition to the first-ever comprehensive description of psychological pain facilities, the criteria presented can be used to classify five different levels of pain facilities, from basic pain management facilities, to specialized institutions, to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine. The recommendations offer binding and verifiable criteria for quality assurance in pain medicine and improved pain treatment.
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